As defined by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills: the skills, knowledge and expertise students must master to succeed in work and life; it is a blend of content knowledge, specific skills, expertise and literacies (Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2011).
Looks like: students developing an understanding of the essential skills and information to develop a certain ability to the point of innovation and to be able to apply that ability to the rapidly changing 21st Century world.
Communications in today’s interconnected world increasingly emphasize multimedia, and the arts are the media. For personal as well as professional success, students must therefore learn to critically interpret media messages, and to convey their own ideas through the medium of artistic form (Dean et al., 2010).
Characteristics
The Four Arts (Dean et al., 2010)
The skills that are “21st Century” (Dean et al., 2010)
Who
F. Robert Sabol and No Child Left Behind (Sabol, 2010)
Commentaries for/against
Teaching Applications
Backward Design and Teaching for Understanding (McTighe & Wiggins, 2005)
The Project Learning Bicycle (Fadel & Trilling, 2009)
Leslie Moore’s experience with classroom engagement (Moore, 2010)
References
Dean, C., Ebert, C. M. L., McGreevy-Nichols, S., Quinn, B., Sabol, F. R., Schmid, D., Shauck, R. B., & Schuler, S. C. (2010). 21st century skills map: The arts. Tucson, AZ: Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Fadel, C., & Trilling, B. (2009). 21st century skills: Learning for life in our times. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
McTighe, J., and Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2011). Framework for 21st century learning. Retrieved from: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/1.__p21_framework_2-pager.pdf
21st Century Skills Paper
21st Century Skills Presentation
21st Century Skills Handout
21st Century Learning Skills Outline
What is it?
Characteristics
The Four Arts (Dean et al., 2010)
The skills that are “21st Century” (Dean et al., 2010)
Who
F. Robert Sabol and No Child Left Behind (Sabol, 2010)
Commentaries for/against
Teaching Applications
Backward Design and Teaching for Understanding (McTighe & Wiggins, 2005)
The Project Learning Bicycle (Fadel & Trilling, 2009)
Leslie Moore’s experience with classroom engagement (Moore, 2010)
References
Dean, C., Ebert, C. M. L., McGreevy-Nichols, S., Quinn, B., Sabol, F. R., Schmid, D., Shauck, R. B., & Schuler, S. C. (2010). 21st century skills map: The arts. Tucson, AZ: Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Fadel, C., & Trilling, B. (2009). 21st century skills: Learning for life in our times. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
McTighe, J., and Wiggins, G. (2005). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Moore, L. (2010, July). Testimony by Leslie Moore for arts map release July 2010. Testimony presented at release of 21st Century Skills Arts Map before the Senate HELP Committee, Capitol Hill. Retrieved from: http://www.arteducators.org/research/Testimony_by_Leslie_Moore_for_Arts_Map_Release_July_2010.pdf
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2011). Framework for 21st century learning. Retrieved from: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/1.__p21_framework_2-pager.pdf
Sabol, F. R. (2010). No child left behind: A study of its impact on art education (NAEA Report). Retrieved from National Art Education Association website: http://www.arteducators.org/research/NCLB_Proj_Report_2-10.pdf